O ascetic, go serve the master of the tavern, for you are finally turning into a real human being now.
Here, the poet takes a gentle yet piercing dig at the rigid, self-righteous ascetic (zahid). In Sufi poetry, the 'master of the tavern' (pir-e mughan) represents the true guide of love and humility, contrasting with the cold, sterile judgment of dogmatic piety. By urging the ascetic to step into the tavern of love, the poet suggests that shedding self-importance and embracing vulnerability is the only way he will finally discover what it truly means to be human.
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